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Agentive

//əˈd͡ʒɛntɪv// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer). not-comparable
  2. 2
    Pertaining to a grammatical agent that performs the action of the verb. not-comparable

    "On the other hand, she concedes that she has been able (in however limited a fashion) to take agentive actions to facilitate others’ socialization into and through Mandarin through programmatic activities she has contributed to. Thus, agency does not necessarily result in one’s own (sinophone or other) learning goals but may mediate others’ socialization, even when the facilitating or socializing agent is not herself an expert in the Chinese language."

Noun
  1. 1
    A word having an agentive construction.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From agent + -ive.

Etymology 2

From agent + -ive.

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